Lyrics

Things We Didn’t Choose (Rob Lutes)

Light it up and let it burn
Put on your party hat
It’s not the time to be concerned
Or measure where we’re at
Let’s build a fire with what you want
And what I’d hate to lose
Cause you know how we find ourselves in the things we didn’t choose

We were born to love and dream
But we had to duke it out
The joy that burst out at our seams
Was paralyzed with doubt
Flat out freedom was the goal
But we learned to love the blues
Well you know how we find ourselves in the things we didn’t choose

BRIDGE
We find ourselves in hell
We find ourselves at home
We find ourselves far off the river we swore would be our own

We find ourselves in love
We find ourselves in loss
We find ourselves amazed at just how strong we were to finally get across

Turn around and look at me
I’m just like way back then
It’s not a trick of memory
This love is happening again
Where it leads we cannot know
We just follow all of the clues
Well you know how we find ourselves in the things we didn’t choose